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FIDE World Championship - Game 7




White: Anatoly Karpov


Black: Gata Kamsky





Played 18 June 96 in Elista, Kalmykia

Annotation by GM Arthur Bisguier, assisted by SM Ron Burnett
Special Post-Game Analysis by GM Gabriel Schwartzmann

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20. Nd2xe4
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Grandmaster Bisguier's Commentary

This move shows the drawbacks of Black last move since e4 is a wonderful square for a knight in this position. This knight attacks d6, defends the f2-pawn, and obstructs the Black e-pawn (which in turn deadens Black's g7-bishop).